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>> people on his team wanted him to use nuclear weapons against china and -- vietnam. admiral ratford wanted to nuke -- >> how would you nuke in a jungle? >> it's called tack cue lar nuclear weapons. eisenhower threatened to use them. he was good at bluffing. >> is that how he ended korea? >> historians tackled this and -- >> by the way -- >> threatening something worse? >> well, that's what they say. i want to congratulate him, by the way, on this book. i've really enjoyed it, evan. we had talked about it earlier. this is a -- this bluff that you cover in the eisenhower years is a really critical part of the story of that era. it's also a bluff that, in all fairness, condition continues into the kennedy years. the cuban missile years involved the same kind of stakes that happened in berlin and in korea, ind indochina. eisenhower was a war-time commander and he understood the difficulties in dealing with the soviets but because he commanded the western front in world war ii, he also understood the possibilities for rough or fundamental, i would say, co-existence or coo
>> people on his team wanted him to use nuclear weapons against china and -- vietnam. admiral ratford wanted to nuke -- >> how would you nuke in a jungle? >> it's called tack cue lar nuclear weapons. eisenhower threatened to use them. he was good at bluffing. >> is that how he ended korea? >> historians tackled this and -- >> by the way -- >> threatening something worse? >> well, that's what they say. i want to congratulate him, by the way, on...
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. >>> it's gone on vietnam, long enough that soldiers who just reached the minimum age of enlistment were in first grade when it began. today we're taking a deep dive into the war in afghanistan and the missed opportunities. in 2008 candidate obama made a powerful cass for focusing on what he called a war of necessity. >> our troops and our nato allies are performing here oakley in afghanistan. i have argued for years we lack the resources to finish the job because of our commitment to iraq. that is why as president i will make the fight against al qaeda and the taliban the top priority it should be. this is a war we have to win. >> shortly after being sworn in, president obama sent in 21,000 more troops, marked by brazen attacks by a resurgent taliban. in late 2009 president obama announced the u.s. was opting for a counter insurgency strategy known as c.o.i.n. but to succeed, he said more troops were needed. >> the 30,000 additional troops i'm announcing will deploy in the first part of 2010, so they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers. they'll increase our
. >>> it's gone on vietnam, long enough that soldiers who just reached the minimum age of enlistment were in first grade when it began. today we're taking a deep dive into the war in afghanistan and the missed opportunities. in 2008 candidate obama made a powerful cass for focusing on what he called a war of necessity. >> our troops and our nato allies are performing here oakley in afghanistan. i have argued for years we lack the resources to finish the job because of our...
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secretary, vietnam veterans of america. commander-in-chief of veterans of foreign wars of the united states. national commander, amvets. national president of the blinded veterans association. national commander of the army and navy union of the usa. national commander, noncommissioned officers. national commander, the american legion. national commander, military order of purple hearts of the usa. national president, fleet service association. national, and don, marine corps leak. national president, military chaplains association. national president, paralyzed veterans of america. national commander, the legion of valor of the usa. commander in chief, military order of the world wars. president of the national association of four uniformed services. associate members of the community are located in the boxes to my left. i would like to ask the president and national commanders to stand and be recognized. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing our veterans' national leadership with your applause. [applause] it
secretary, vietnam veterans of america. commander-in-chief of veterans of foreign wars of the united states. national commander, amvets. national president of the blinded veterans association. national commander of the army and navy union of the usa. national commander, noncommissioned officers. national commander, the american legion. national commander, military order of purple hearts of the usa. national president, fleet service association. national, and don, marine corps leak. national...
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>> reporter: the vietnam memorial to mark the 30th anniversary of its dedication. the wall contains the numbers names of 58,000 americans killed in vietnam between 1958 and 1975. the name carved in the panels. ceremony, general a general was the main speaker. >> all of us who fought in vietnam came home changed, older than our years, tougher, more serious, no less vital but somehow less light-hearted. >> it marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of that war in vietnam. >> gregg: what other ceremonies were held in washington? >> you had the big event in arlington. a quiet remembrance the world war ii memorial. a few hundred of the surviving veterans from that war were on hand for the event. there are only a few of them, fewer every year since they are in their 80s and 90s. a few of them shared their thoughts with fox news. >> reporter: veterans' day is celebrated on november 11th. >>> on this veterans' day a special ceremony in the mojave desert a cross honoring those that died in world war one, it was stolen from federal land. finally returned to the rightful
>> reporter: the vietnam memorial to mark the 30th anniversary of its dedication. the wall contains the numbers names of 58,000 americans killed in vietnam between 1958 and 1975. the name carved in the panels. ceremony, general a general was the main speaker. >> all of us who fought in vietnam came home changed, older than our years, tougher, more serious, no less vital but somehow less light-hearted. >> it marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of that war in vietnam....
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vietnam era veterans exposed to agent orange. you needed it. you fought for it and we got it done. [ applause ] that's what we do in america. we take care of our own. we take care of our veterans. we take care of your families. not just by saluting you on one day, once a year, but by fighting for you and your families every day of every year. that's our obligation. a sacred obligation to all of you. it's an obligation that we gladly accept for americans like petty officer taylor morris. six months ago taylor was serving our nation in afghanistan and as a member of an explosive ordinance disposal team, his job was one of the most dangerous there is. to lead the way through territory littered with hidden explosives, to clear the way for his brothers in arms. on may 3rd, while out on patrol, taylor stepped on an ied. the blast threw him into the air. when he hit the ground, taylor realized that both his legs were gone. and his left arm. and his right hand. but as taylor lay there fully conscious, bleeding to death, he cautioned the
vietnam era veterans exposed to agent orange. you needed it. you fought for it and we got it done. [ applause ] that's what we do in america. we take care of our own. we take care of our veterans. we take care of your families. not just by saluting you on one day, once a year, but by fighting for you and your families every day of every year. that's our obligation. a sacred obligation to all of you. it's an obligation that we gladly accept for americans like petty officer taylor morris. six...
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republicans attacked kerry for his decorated combat record, when the real complaint was his opposition to the vietnam war on his return. swift voting is now sadly a practice art. it's character assassination with a head fake. for president obama, the challenge for this weekend is to make the right pick for the country. not react one way or the other to the jackals out there. he had the clear head to do it before in picking hillary clinton for state and it made all the difference. i really hope he does it again. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us and happy thanksgiving. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from minneapolis. the republican leader in the house is showing either stupidity or arrogance or both. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> without backroom deals struck behind closed doors, hidden from the people, hell, no, you can't! >> house speaker john boehner is flipping his lid over obama care again. he has no leverage, but now he wants the affordable care act on the table in fiscal cliff negotiation
republicans attacked kerry for his decorated combat record, when the real complaint was his opposition to the vietnam war on his return. swift voting is now sadly a practice art. it's character assassination with a head fake. for president obama, the challenge for this weekend is to make the right pick for the country. not react one way or the other to the jackals out there. he had the clear head to do it before in picking hillary clinton for state and it made all the difference. i really hope...
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. ♪ >>> ordered vietnam forces which raise our frighting strength to 125,000 men already immediately. >> people got to know whether or not their president is a crook. well, i'm not a crook. >> we did not repeat, did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages. nor will we. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman, miss lewinsky. >> brownie, you're doing a heck of a job, the fema director. >>> greatest hits of the second term. right there. president obama avoid the second term -- but first, let's talk about the election. katrina vanden heuvel, first, from the nation, lot of polling show that the president was going to win, i think a lot of people were surprised how sweeping the victory was in the battleground states, in the electoral college. >> i think you saw the coalition, the rises electorate you also saw an element, george, fairness. you're on your own, jack, and president obama who said, we're in this together. you saw in ohio the most important state, president obama, sherrod brown returns to office, speaking about fairness, the role of government, these are import
. ♪ >>> ordered vietnam forces which raise our frighting strength to 125,000 men already immediately. >> people got to know whether or not their president is a crook. well, i'm not a crook. >> we did not repeat, did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages. nor will we. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman, miss lewinsky. >> brownie, you're doing a heck of a job, the fema director. >>> greatest hits of the second term. right...
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he was a great american during the vietnam war, but let's face it, the respect he gets now, because he appears on the press, if you live by the press, he should be talking to people right now about why he wasn't in that hearing. >> now, mccain attacked democrats for going after condoleezza rice an intel failures in iraq before she was nominated for secretary of state. here's some of that audio. here it is. >> every intelligence agency in the world including the british believe that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. it was an entirely different situation. >> i mean, that's off the rails, isn't it? >> before there was president bush, before dick cheney convinced president bush to go invade iraq, there was senator mccain and senator lieberman saying we need to go invade iraq. before president bush even got to power. so he can try to dress it up any which way he likes about the weapons of mass destruction. the key thing that he and lieberman pushed so hard was that iraq was an imminent threat. it was top of the national security pyramid for them. you cannot rewrite history. he's not ju
he was a great american during the vietnam war, but let's face it, the respect he gets now, because he appears on the press, if you live by the press, he should be talking to people right now about why he wasn't in that hearing. >> now, mccain attacked democrats for going after condoleezza rice an intel failures in iraq before she was nominated for secretary of state. here's some of that audio. here it is. >> every intelligence agency in the world including the british believe that...
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william meeks, secretary vietnam veterans of america. john hamilton commander in chief foreign wars of the united states. national commander am vets. sam hunt blinded veterans association. john national commander army and navy union of the u.s.a. national commander non-commissioned officers, national commander the american legion, national commander military order of the purple heart of the u.s.a., national president fleet southeast reve association, national come dant marine corps league. national president military chaplains association, national president particle liesed veterans of america, national commander legion of valor of the u.s.a., commander and chief military order of the world wars, president national association for uniform services, the associate members of the committee are located in the boxes to my left. i'd like to ask the presidents and national commappeders of our associate members to be recognized. ladies and gentlemen please recognize our veterans national leadership with your applause. [applause] it is now my ple
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nixon also justified what would later be seen as abuses of power by comparing america in the vietnam era to the country during the civil war. so over and over again, lincoln is always there if you want to cite him to justify the expansion of presidential power, particularly in war time. >> sreenivasan: why do you think it is that people keep coming back to lincoln to study and to write and rewrite? >> it's a great question. he's not washington or jefferson, about whom scholars obviously continue to write but who seem more remote. lincoln seems more accessible to us. in many ways, lincoln is one of us. a number of reasons for that. first of all, he had a sense of humor, which does more than anything to humanize people. he had an unhappy marriage, which makes him somehow accessible. he had children. he experienced tragedy. of the events of lincoln's life and how he dealt with them and the personal growth, that makes lincoln very nearly timeless. >> sreenivasan: lincoln is an icon that we see so much in pop culture today. give us some examples of how lincoln is so used. >> well, used an
nixon also justified what would later be seen as abuses of power by comparing america in the vietnam era to the country during the civil war. so over and over again, lincoln is always there if you want to cite him to justify the expansion of presidential power, particularly in war time. >> sreenivasan: why do you think it is that people keep coming back to lincoln to study and to write and rewrite? >> it's a great question. he's not washington or jefferson, about whom scholars...
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a feeling that w don't know what's really going to happen. >> michael, just the fact that johnson, vietnam, you think about foreign policy or things often are the things that define for positive or negative president's legacy and we can't anticipate will happen in four years for obama. >> absolutely. >> it's been a on the stage, michael beschloss. >> indeed. and one or two things may happen in the middle east and it may be very soon. >> and as mark halperin points out who could have predicted back on twitter during this hour. >> hold the presses. the biggest event of the last year. >> it is the biggest mentioned frosties two segments ago, all i'm thinking about. >> priorities. areh/ running on very little sleep. thank you from the depth of my heart, especially to you, news presidential historian adult in the room. >> you're in bad shape, friendliest way. our package, our power panel, johnan ace halperin that is all for see you tomorrow> noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacificn joined by joy reed governor ed rendell, eric baits deep into the 2012 voter data cave with my buddy and author sash that
a feeling that w don't know what's really going to happen. >> michael, just the fact that johnson, vietnam, you think about foreign policy or things often are the things that define for positive or negative president's legacy and we can't anticipate will happen in four years for obama. >> absolutely. >> it's been a on the stage, michael beschloss. >> indeed. and one or two things may happen in the middle east and it may be very soon. >> and as mark halperin points...
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environmental focus and april 1970, 1500 events around the country, and being embroiled in controversy of the vietnam war, student rights on campus, other issues, those gave students experience. they came back, talked to students who didn't go out with them, educational process. they had teach-ins. they didn't look at screens all the time they didn't have e-mail, and they had to face-to-face each other. in cafeterias, you'd have argument and discussion about the major confrontations. it did help to have the draft, part of the risk, part of the solution. your generation needs to sober up, get out of virtual reality more, get into reality, and realize there's no change without person-to-person mobilization in real life. you can get information off the interpret. you can find out about events in the internet, nothing happens without real life exchange, and that's what the occupy wall street tried to show in this three months last year when they had the eye of the mass media, encampments, 24 hours a day. now, i can overcome anything in an audience but a little baby. this is about your future, little baby
environmental focus and april 1970, 1500 events around the country, and being embroiled in controversy of the vietnam war, student rights on campus, other issues, those gave students experience. they came back, talked to students who didn't go out with them, educational process. they had teach-ins. they didn't look at screens all the time they didn't have e-mail, and they had to face-to-face each other. in cafeterias, you'd have argument and discussion about the major confrontations. it did...
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the center will it tells the stories of the 58,000 soldiers who died in the vietnam war. the center will honor fallen soldiers from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> prince william and catherine middleton greeted by hundreds of fans as they arrived in cambridge. their first visit since being given their titles of duke and duchess of cambridge. they plan to tour the city and meet with cambridge university students during their visit. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says raising the debt limit has to be part of any package. john tester a members of the banking committee. newly re-elected. >> thanks, andrea. >> thanks very much for being with us. you're from one of the reddest of red states, you squeaked through. congratulations on that victory. what does it now bring you right into the middle of these negotiations and a tough vote. what are the people back home telling you? >> the people back home have been telling us some time we need to work together as americans, not as democrats or republicans. i think the folks back home are really sick of the hyper partisans
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the korean war, an excess profit tax and the vietnam we had a tax liability surcharge. we all remember the gulf war when president bush said read my lips, no new taxes. yep, taxes. when president obama speaks about going back to the clinton era rates up 3% for the top 2% earners, this is not about class warfare. it's about helping pay for a ten-year war and those in congress that pledged to the grover norquist pledge, you are on the wrong side of history. and this is what you should know. >> that's a very, very great point. that there has always been a link between waging war and higher taxes for the reason that wars are expensive. that historical link that the republic has been detached in this era. >> zephyr teachout. >> that's a great poem. you should know on tuesday, the canvassing, recanvassing of a key new york state assembly vote is happening. this is huge for new york, but also for money and politics. because cuomo might, should support citizen-led elections matching funds and if this is a democratically led senate we could change politics. >> and then andrew cu
the korean war, an excess profit tax and the vietnam we had a tax liability surcharge. we all remember the gulf war when president bush said read my lips, no new taxes. yep, taxes. when president obama speaks about going back to the clinton era rates up 3% for the top 2% earners, this is not about class warfare. it's about helping pay for a ten-year war and those in congress that pledged to the grover norquist pledge, you are on the wrong side of history. and this is what you should know....
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. >> vietnam veterans break ground on a memorial in honor of those who did not return home. they will have the names of the men who did not return from action. it's across from hp pavilion. >> a serene tranquil place where people can reflect. >> they are raising funds to pay for up seep. the veterans of other wars can build their memorials on the same plot of land. >> the east bay is saluting the first man to set foot on the moon. they feature the life of neal armstrong. organizers say it houses the largest collection of artifacts. the uss hornet played a role and recovered the crew when they returned to earth and spent several days in quarantine. armstrong recently passed away in august. >> a special opportunity for athletes with unique challenges. about 100 anti-teen military veterans will attend a special training program. later this afternoon they will be training with experts at a martial arts and rock climbing and cycling clinic. coming up this morning on today in the bay, seers and snowboarders get ready. we will tell you which resort is opening today. all the day's n
. >> vietnam veterans break ground on a memorial in honor of those who did not return home. they will have the names of the men who did not return from action. it's across from hp pavilion. >> a serene tranquil place where people can reflect. >> they are raising funds to pay for up seep. the veterans of other wars can build their memorials on the same plot of land. >> the east bay is saluting the first man to set foot on the moon. they feature the life of neal armstrong....
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let it rip the year after i'm re-elected 37 in johnson's case, great society but big escalation of vietnam. 1973 nixon after the landslide declared a program of such extreme conservatism that people wondered if it was the same as the first term president. in a way barack obama has been the opposite of that because the most important thing i think he wanted to do was health care, perhaps the most politically costly, and he did it in a contrarian way, actually instead in his first two years so i think you don't have this big sense that he's saving something up for next year. >> and yet, john, if president obama didn't get the second term it would have unwound the gains made in the first. the dichotomy between how the american public assesses him in the long lens of history is dramatically changed by the addition of the second term. >> massively. if you think that d the affordable care act is at this moment has changed almost nothing. it could fundamentally change, a huge piece of domestic policy and could change a large chunk of the economy, sixth or seventh of the economy but it's not been
let it rip the year after i'm re-elected 37 in johnson's case, great society but big escalation of vietnam. 1973 nixon after the landslide declared a program of such extreme conservatism that people wondered if it was the same as the first term president. in a way barack obama has been the opposite of that because the most important thing i think he wanted to do was health care, perhaps the most politically costly, and he did it in a contrarian way, actually instead in his first two years so i...
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. >> reporter: albert strong was in the army for ten years, including serving in vietnam. he never wanted to rely on family for help. >> i wanted to be a man and stand on my own two feet. >> reporter: ella now stays with a woman from her church and applies for five jobs a day. in washington, beth packer, fox5 news. >>> well, this is a sure sign the holidays are around the corner. the salvation army kicked off the annual red kettle drive today. each year is challenging, but with the economy still recovering he is hoping people will be generous and donate. >> the biggest concern we have is being able to meet the needs of the people who come through our doors. so we get concerned but yet we're also very fortunate that the community supports us so well. >> he says the salvation army hopes the red kettle campaign will collect about $1.6 million this year. if it reaches that goal, that would be a 15% increase over last year. >> you see those red kettles, you know christmas is close, right? and black friday. >> yes, that too. >>> coming up a local legislators poses a smoking ban
. >> reporter: albert strong was in the army for ten years, including serving in vietnam. he never wanted to rely on family for help. >> i wanted to be a man and stand on my own two feet. >> reporter: ella now stays with a woman from her church and applies for five jobs a day. in washington, beth packer, fox5 news. >>> well, this is a sure sign the holidays are around the corner. the salvation army kicked off the annual red kettle drive today. each year is...
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my first husband had a silver star in vietnam. i know what it is like for men and women to be separated. i feel sorry for holly and her family, but at the same time these men, they are not robots. host: diane, thank you for the call this morning. here is the editorial from "the wall street journal." it notes that "if the leaks are correct, the fbi was investigating him for months." host: edward, independent line, thank you for calling. caller: thank you for taking my call. i feel the general is an honorable man who made a mistake. we're all human and we all make errors. most politicians would not do that. that being said, i would like to make a comment about this benghazi thing. republicans have made such a big deal out of it. ronald reagan sent over 200 marines to their death and there was no public outrage. where is the republican outrage? only because of obama do we get this kind of reaction. thank you. host: edward, from miami, florida, this morning. another editorial, from being west, former infantryman. host: that is from th
my first husband had a silver star in vietnam. i know what it is like for men and women to be separated. i feel sorry for holly and her family, but at the same time these men, they are not robots. host: diane, thank you for the call this morning. here is the editorial from "the wall street journal." it notes that "if the leaks are correct, the fbi was investigating him for months." host: edward, independent line, thank you for calling. caller: thank you for taking my call. i...
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less than 1% in indonesia. 0.7% in vietnam. we're very fortunate because our market is just starting in asia. we can grow for decades. >> you really are benefitting from this enormous population growth outside the united states. >> that's what we're riding. >> a huge, huge trend. so, i mean, even with that, which i get that. a huge trend, population growth. that's got to be an enormous positive. standard & poor's threatening a downgrade. what do you say to the sceptics who say you want to be investing in some of these riskier areas, but there is risk attached? >> there is risk attached, but we believe the risk is higher in europe. if you look at the markets, look at the sovereign debt and how the markets rate them. a lot of asian countries are now borrowing below european nations. i'm not sure that we share s&p's view. i think the market believes what we're doing is profitable and not that risky. >> real quick on this visit you had at the white house. it was reported you turned down a top job at the world bank because of the in
less than 1% in indonesia. 0.7% in vietnam. we're very fortunate because our market is just starting in asia. we can grow for decades. >> you really are benefitting from this enormous population growth outside the united states. >> that's what we're riding. >> a huge, huge trend. so, i mean, even with that, which i get that. a huge trend, population growth. that's got to be an enormous positive. standard & poor's threatening a downgrade. what do you say to the sceptics who...
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. >> i spent three years in vietnam, and they were sending me hostess twinkies, cupcakes. >> reporter: faced with increased labor costs and a trend toward healthier eating, hostess filed for bankruptcy protection in january. the second time in the past decade. but when its striking bakers union refused wage and pension concessions by a thursday deadline, hostess decided to shut down. >> 30% of our work force has put 18,500 people out of a job. it's a consequence, not a threat. a consequence of the strike. >> reporter: 30 hostess plants around the country closed immediately. more than 500 distribution centers and 500 bakery outlet centers will soon follow. >> it breaks my heart. it really does. my heart bleeds for all my brothers and sisters here. >> reporter: bakery union members like these in philadelphia blame company mismanagement, citing labor concessions years earlier that had failed to turn hostess around. >> they don't care about people's families, or the people here. people here gave them everything. >> reporter: but after turning out breads and snack foods since 1930, hostess
. >> i spent three years in vietnam, and they were sending me hostess twinkies, cupcakes. >> reporter: faced with increased labor costs and a trend toward healthier eating, hostess filed for bankruptcy protection in january. the second time in the past decade. but when its striking bakers union refused wage and pension concessions by a thursday deadline, hostess decided to shut down. >> 30% of our work force has put 18,500 people out of a job. it's a consequence, not a threat....
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publicly said by a national security adviser, save for every word ever spoken by henry kissinger about vietnam. when they voted for condoleezza rice for secretary of state, they knew that everything condoleezza rice said about iraq on television before the iraq war was wrong. they did not exact an apology from her in exchange for their votes for secretary of state. today liar lindsay graham said this about the comparison between susan rice and condoleezza rice. >> when it comes to condoleezza rice, we're not the only country that thought he was trying to get weapons of mass destruction. >> so the graham rule is it's okay for highly placed foreign policy players in an administration to be wrong about something they say on tv involving intelligence as long as other people are wrong, too, especially people in other countries. in his nakedly political and entirely dishonorable prosecution of susan rice today, john mccain actually said this -- >> we're all responsible for what we say and what we do. >> he obviously meant to add except condoleezza rice and anyone in any republican administration. we
publicly said by a national security adviser, save for every word ever spoken by henry kissinger about vietnam. when they voted for condoleezza rice for secretary of state, they knew that everything condoleezza rice said about iraq on television before the iraq war was wrong. they did not exact an apology from her in exchange for their votes for secretary of state. today liar lindsay graham said this about the comparison between susan rice and condoleezza rice. >> when it comes to...
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>> threw away his war medals, called his fellow soldiers in vietnam war criminals and then during a debate in 2004 said the united states should not use force internationally without getting the approval of everybody else. that's not somebody i want to see as secretary of state. megyn: who do you like? >> hard to think. megyn: [laughter] >> carl levin, very experienced man. megyn: we'll leave it at that. >> leave it at that. megyn: general, great to see you. all the best, sir. >>> coming up, the senate homeland security committee holding a hearing, we will speak with one of the senators in on that hearing. >>> plus a woman on trial accused of befriending and killing a lottery winner. >>> and new technology offering parents a window to their child's future. we'll show you how you can figure out if your baby is at risk of becoming obese. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, now is a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses.
>> threw away his war medals, called his fellow soldiers in vietnam war criminals and then during a debate in 2004 said the united states should not use force internationally without getting the approval of everybody else. that's not somebody i want to see as secretary of state. megyn: who do you like? >> hard to think. megyn: [laughter] >> carl levin, very experienced man. megyn: we'll leave it at that. >> leave it at that. megyn: general, great to see you. all the...
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rick not just vis-a-vis the united states, but everyone more vis-a-vis the countries in the region, vietnam, philippine, japan, south korea. in order to essentially provide to the people of china for the party. >> the name -- we talk in the u.s. about an october surprise, hurricane sandy, super storm sandy, perhaps filling that role this year. but in china, a similar surprise in the emergence of the figure here who is now if anything seen as orchestrating perhaps a transition that will be less reformist and how do you expect that to comply indicate u.s. china relations from here? >> in terms of the chinese equivalent of the october surprise, i would actually argue that they've had surprise after surprise after surprise throughout the year. we have to remember the earlier stories about the possible senior position on the standing committee, their leadership. and of course given the events earlier this year vis-a-vis his wife allegedly killing a british businessman, the level of corruption, he was dismissed from the party and is now jailed. so there's been quite a few surprises in what is nor
rick not just vis-a-vis the united states, but everyone more vis-a-vis the countries in the region, vietnam, philippine, japan, south korea. in order to essentially provide to the people of china for the party. >> the name -- we talk in the u.s. about an october surprise, hurricane sandy, super storm sandy, perhaps filling that role this year. but in china, a similar surprise in the emergence of the figure here who is now if anything seen as orchestrating perhaps a transition that will be...
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on the question of vietnam, you asked about three questions. vietnam is not a u.s. ally. we throw around the term "ally" too loosely. clearly, vietnam has become a partner and collaborator of the united states. much of that is to be encouraged. the reasons for that -- again, as jeff noted before, people will say it is about china -- there are inherent reasons why the united states was to build a relationship with china that go well beyond china. i think they are part of a bigger story. that said, obviously whether or not the framework within which the issues related to the south china sea can be liberated is going to be key. from my own discussions with chinese scholars and the like, you really get a sense that despite most characterization's of china's ambitions and the like, there is significant debate about china. within china, there is a recognition that particularly with respect to the so-called -- it has no standing in international law. if china is to abide by the stipulation and agreements that it has made, they have a credibility problem here. it is recognized in
on the question of vietnam, you asked about three questions. vietnam is not a u.s. ally. we throw around the term "ally" too loosely. clearly, vietnam has become a partner and collaborator of the united states. much of that is to be encouraged. the reasons for that -- again, as jeff noted before, people will say it is about china -- there are inherent reasons why the united states was to build a relationship with china that go well beyond china. i think they are part of a bigger...
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my first husband had a silver star in vietnam. i know what it is like for men and women to be separated. i feel sorry for holly and her family, but at the same time these men, they are not robots. host: diane, thank you for the call this morning. here is the editorial from "the wall street journal." it notes that "if the leaks are correct, the fbi was investigating him for months." edward, independent line, thank you for calling. caller: thank you for taking my call. i feel the general is an honorable man who made a mistake. we're all human and we all make errors. most politicians would not do that. that being said, i would like to make a comment about this benghazi thing. republicans have made such a big deal out of it. ronald reagan sent over 200 marines to their death and there was no public outrage. where is the republican outrage? only because of obama do we get this kind of reaction. thank you. host: edward, from miami, florida, this morning. another editorial, from being west, former infantryman. host: that is from the form
my first husband had a silver star in vietnam. i know what it is like for men and women to be separated. i feel sorry for holly and her family, but at the same time these men, they are not robots. host: diane, thank you for the call this morning. here is the editorial from "the wall street journal." it notes that "if the leaks are correct, the fbi was investigating him for months." edward, independent line, thank you for calling. caller: thank you for taking my call. i feel...
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to nixon, that ended the vietnam war. to reagan, that was in favor of am necessary si. you have to wonder would these individuals win today? i am confident that they would not. >> win? they wouldn't even be nominated. >> right. >> you mentioned jindal. let me show you what jindal says. >> i absolutely reject what he said. if we want people to like us, we have to like them first. you don't start to like people by insulting them, saying their votes were bought. that's why we need to elect mitt romney, repeal obama care, and end this culture of dependence. do we go the way of europe? our founding fathers were declaring our independence. i don't think they intended us to be this dependent upon -- >> so you've got him in june and you have him now. much different kinds of rhetoric and words. and i go to what you said, that it's such a drastic change. now, you know, i'm a preacher, and i like people to be moved by a sermon, but, i mean, this is too immediate for people not to say, wait a minute. >> this is a little bit like romney that we're seeing. the last thing the party ne
to nixon, that ended the vietnam war. to reagan, that was in favor of am necessary si. you have to wonder would these individuals win today? i am confident that they would not. >> win? they wouldn't even be nominated. >> right. >> you mentioned jindal. let me show you what jindal says. >> i absolutely reject what he said. if we want people to like us, we have to like them first. you don't start to like people by insulting them, saying their votes were bought. that's why...
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important thing make sure he doesn't overreach, doesn't do something like johnson did, wage a whole vietnam war that went way beyond his political support and destroyed him. >> people would look at the first four years and think that the president may have overreached in certain areas there. in -- >> but successfully. >> so people might anticipate he could really come out swinging in the next four years with accomplishments. >> absolutely. optional -- he did health care, gay marriage, several other things, someone else who was president might not have done and was able to do those things. second term, we'll see what barack obama is made of. the kind of things he does optionally and that's going to be fascinating to watch and find out. >> how do they play it to the administration to not be emboldened and not overly arrogant in wanting to be comprehensive in the next four years? >> you have a president that reads history. the news conference the other day, he says i'm familiar with the literature on second-term overreach. forgive me as saying so from a historian but he's learned a little from
important thing make sure he doesn't overreach, doesn't do something like johnson did, wage a whole vietnam war that went way beyond his political support and destroyed him. >> people would look at the first four years and think that the president may have overreached in certain areas there. in -- >> but successfully. >> so people might anticipate he could really come out swinging in the next four years with accomplishments. >> absolutely. optional -- he did health care,...
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when came back from vietnam, didn't get thanked they got spit on. today people know between the politics and the personality. and we want to honor the personality of service and honor that amazing dedication to be willing to give your life for someone you don't know so they can have their freedom. but we say today that saying new is not enough. we can't just say thank you to a veteran. you have to honor that sacred oath and offer them a job, take care of them when they come home. and jp morgan chase, they have 100,000 jobs mission and hired offer 18,000 veterans, we've lowered the national unemployment rate and veterans almost a third because of companies like that. and that's amazing. >> that's great to see, isn't it? >> but thank a veteran and ask them how he or she is doing. >> if you're in the the metro area, donate. thanks to my wife donating a few and bill white, always good to see you and again, it's on 9 today. >> the united veterans war council produces this parade. we thank them. these are veterans that put this together, all volunteers an
when came back from vietnam, didn't get thanked they got spit on. today people know between the politics and the personality. and we want to honor the personality of service and honor that amazing dedication to be willing to give your life for someone you don't know so they can have their freedom. but we say today that saying new is not enough. we can't just say thank you to a veteran. you have to honor that sacred oath and offer them a job, take care of them when they come home. and jp morgan...
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that evolved over time to where we have had two or three hospitals visits to vietnam. our relationship is much better with the country and about two months ago reviewing the last hospital ship and i could not my wildest dreams in 2004 and particularly in 1970 to imagine that poor people could go to a town in the former north vietnam and ask questions about how they practice medicine and just to see this evolution over that time period i think is fabulous and it really struck me as to the value of military-to-military health topics for discussion. now, they're topics he can discuss on many many levels and one of the benefits we have in the u.s. military is the capabilities from very basic primary care to the most sophisticated surgery in the world so whether we are talking to a nation in the developing world where they have a nascent surgical capability they want to increase or a country that is just getting started and has unique problems about how to start any kind of the health system we have the capability to go discuss that with them, with the u.s. military positio
that evolved over time to where we have had two or three hospitals visits to vietnam. our relationship is much better with the country and about two months ago reviewing the last hospital ship and i could not my wildest dreams in 2004 and particularly in 1970 to imagine that poor people could go to a town in the former north vietnam and ask questions about how they practice medicine and just to see this evolution over that time period i think is fabulous and it really struck me as to the value...
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there are geographic disputes in the region between the philippines, vietnam, several other countries, over some islands in the south china sea. the president, you're right is making an historic visit, he'll be the first sitting president to visit myanmar, known as burma. and the first sitting president to visit cambodia. he overnights tonight in thailand. he's had meetings there. he's visited a buddhist temple. met with the king of thailand, the political leader of thailand as well. one interesting aspect of this, perhaps that you've already heard the president from his press conference. he went to a buddhist temple and joked with one of the monks there, one of the religious officials that he should say a prayer for the budget negotiations back here in washington. so the president fulfilling his commitment not only to visit these countries, to be part of the asean summit, the annual summit that takes place in cambodia. the third leg of his trip. >> lots of countries there to take account for. some 50 at least in that region. thank you so much. >> okay. >>> the president told republic
there are geographic disputes in the region between the philippines, vietnam, several other countries, over some islands in the south china sea. the president, you're right is making an historic visit, he'll be the first sitting president to visit myanmar, known as burma. and the first sitting president to visit cambodia. he overnights tonight in thailand. he's had meetings there. he's visited a buddhist temple. met with the king of thailand, the political leader of thailand as well. one...
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two vietnam veterans reunited with the planes they flew in battle a half century ago. the f 4 aircraft now on display for the public at a flight museum near dallas. that's a fox watch across america. >> harris: i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. this is the fox report. tracking developments at this hour. after the resignation of cia director david petraeus. the spy agency confirming he has quit his post. admitting he cheated on his wife of 37 years. with his biographer. those who know him best say they never saw this coming. jennifer griffin has a long history of covering general petraeus and she is live for us now at the pentagon. jennifer? >> hi, harris, that's true. i have known general petraeus for the past five years. started covering him in iraq during the surge. you have to remember this was a four star general who was almost the definition of moral fiber. he spent years cultivating his image. he was so disciplined he often ran with visiting reporters in iraq, afghanistan, i remember him challenging me to sit ups when i went to interview him in afghanista
two vietnam veterans reunited with the planes they flew in battle a half century ago. the f 4 aircraft now on display for the public at a flight museum near dallas. that's a fox watch across america. >> harris: i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. this is the fox report. tracking developments at this hour. after the resignation of cia director david petraeus. the spy agency confirming he has quit his post. admitting he cheated on his wife of 37 years. with his biographer. those who...
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afghanistan and pakistan, the border has become more like the vietnam analogy every day. you have an enemy that has taken a safe haven in pakistan. in the 1970's, we did not attack into that border. this administration has made the decision to use this technology to go across the border and attacked known terrorists. host: you are on the air. go ahead. caller: mining is r -- my name is rick. of wonder if the implications would be the same for shooting down a drone as they would for shooting down an armed aircraft. iran shot down a drone. i do not think we responded the same way we would have if a manned aircraft was shot down. i wonder if the other caller would shoot down a police helicopter. guest: when the drone crosses a sovereign border, all bets are off with that country if they want to shoot it down as we saw in iran. the question is the information it has collected. it is harmless, so to speak. there is nothing there that is hurting them. if it is armed with a missile, is that considered an act of war? a country could perceive it to be an act of war. does that allo
afghanistan and pakistan, the border has become more like the vietnam analogy every day. you have an enemy that has taken a safe haven in pakistan. in the 1970's, we did not attack into that border. this administration has made the decision to use this technology to go across the border and attacked known terrorists. host: you are on the air. go ahead. caller: mining is r -- my name is rick. of wonder if the implications would be the same for shooting down a drone as they would for shooting...
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the denver-shop owner lost her husband in vietnam and she says she knows what these women are going through. she says this is her way of giving back to those who have served our country. gregg: well there is a new push from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to tackle a hot post-election issue, immigration reform. south carolina senator lindsey graham say the republicans need to address this issue before the next election. >> it's one thing to shoot yourself in the foot, just don't reload the gun. so i intend not to reload this gun when it comes to hispanics. i intend to tear this wall down and pass an immigration reform bill that is an american solution to an american problem. >> that's right the metaphor. christian bowers joins us daily beast columnist and fox news contributor tony sieag is president of talk radio news. good to see you both. republicans lost the hispanic vote by a whopping 44%. look, i understand that they don't vote based solely on immigration, but nevertheless, does your party need to reconsider its rather strident position on immigration and embrace something more co
the denver-shop owner lost her husband in vietnam and she says she knows what these women are going through. she says this is her way of giving back to those who have served our country. gregg: well there is a new push from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to tackle a hot post-election issue, immigration reform. south carolina senator lindsey graham say the republicans need to address this issue before the next election. >> it's one thing to shoot yourself in the foot, just don't...
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they marched up constitution avenue to dedicate the national vietnam veterans memorial, on the walls of whom names were etched the names of 50,000. here is a photograph that was taken that day. this is joseph ambrose of joel yet, illinois. mr. ambrose was 86 years old then. he is wearing the same uniform that he worry as a 19-year-old u.s. army private in france in world war i. in his arms he carries a flag, the flag that covered the coffin of his son who gave his life for our country in cay. -- in korea. joseph ambrose war his old army doughboy uniform and carries his flag to veteran exrequests. he confessed that some years he had to go on a crash diet to get back into the unilateral form he did it to honor the veterans. he believed america needed to remember. he wanted to remind us of an important truth, that no matter the outcome of a war, those who answer the call of duty and risk everything to defend our country deserve respect of a grateful nation. in the 30 years since its dedication, the vietnam veterans memorial has become an almost sacred place of remembering and healing. i
they marched up constitution avenue to dedicate the national vietnam veterans memorial, on the walls of whom names were etched the names of 50,000. here is a photograph that was taken that day. this is joseph ambrose of joel yet, illinois. mr. ambrose was 86 years old then. he is wearing the same uniform that he worry as a 19-year-old u.s. army private in france in world war i. in his arms he carries a flag, the flag that covered the coffin of his son who gave his life for our country in cay....